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Daniel Kinney, Associate Director of Libraries for Collections and Technical Services
Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library W-2120
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3330
631.632.7921 (t), 631.632-1375 (f)

Development of the University Libraries' collections is the responsibility of librarian subject selectors. Selectors serve as liaisons between the University Libraries and university departments, programs, and schools.

The major focus of Collection Development is to acquire materials that support campus instructional and research needs. The Libraries add an average of 40,000 volumes to the collection each year. Stony Brook's collections now total approximately 1.9 million cataloged volumes.

Purchase requests for library materials are welcome. "Request for Library Purchase" forms are available at the Reference Desk in the Central Reading Room. Requests may also be submitted to the selector responsible for specific areas of the library's collection development program as listed below.

Requests for book titles that are currently available for purchase, i.e., in-print, are usually honored. Requests for journal, magazine, and newspaper titles are accepted; however, new subscriptions for these materials are placed very sparingly because of budgetary constraints.

List of Selectors by Subject

Africana Studies - Karen D'Angelo
American Literature - Paul Wiener
Anthropology - Amelia Salinero
Art - Paul Wiener
Asian American Studies - Janet Clarke
Asian Studies - Min-Huei Lu
Astronomy - Sherry Chang
Audio-Visual - Paul Wiener
Biology - Dana Antonucci
Business and Management Studies - Susan Lieberthal
Chemistry - Dana Antonucci
Classics - Cornelia Creel
Comparative Studies - Hélène Volat
Computer Science - Godlind Johnson
Economics - Susan Lieberthal
Education - Elaine Hoffman
Engineering - Godlind Johnson
English Literature - Paul Wiener
Film Studies - Paul Wiener
French - Hélène Volat
General Science - Godlind Johnson
General Humanities Periodicals - Hélène Volat
Geosciences - Cynthia Dietz
German - Cornelia Creel
Government Documents - Elaine Hoffman
History - William Glenn
Journalism - Aimee de Chambeau
Italian American Studies - Lynn Toscano
Italian - Lynn Toscano
Library Science - Min-Huei Lu
Linguistics - Cornelia Creel
Manuscripts - Kristen Nyitray
Maps - Cynthia Dietz
Marine & Atmospheric Science - Cynthia Dietz
Mathematics - Sherry Chang
Music - Gisele Schierhorst
Newspapers, General Interest Periodicals - Paul Wiener
Philosophy - Hélène Volat
Physics - Sherry Chang
Political Science - Elaine Hoffman
Portuguese - Amelia Salinero
Psychology - Susan Kaufman
Reference - Elaine Hoffman
Religious Studies - Elaine Hoffman
Russian & Slavic Studies - Hélène Volat
School of Professional Development - Elaine Hoffman
Sociology - Janet Clarke
South Asian Studies - Bushra Butt
Spanish - Amelia Salinero
Special Collections - Kristen Nyitray
Stony Brook Authors - Kristen Nyitray
Theater - William Glenn
University Archives - Kristen Nyitray
Women's Studies - Fiona Grady

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